Jacob Zuma apologised on national television just before 8pm on Friday evening after a dramatic 36 hours that ended with him hanging onto power by a thread. The day before his televised apology the country’s highest court, the constitutional court
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The constitution is the social contract between government and the people and it determines how the country moves towards a better future, finance minister Pravin Gordhan said on Monday. “Once our actions are seen to be incongruent with this
Jacob Zuma on Sunday reminded South Africans that he is still the president of the country. “As your shepherd, let me lead you,” Zuma said in Zulu to more than 10 000 people gathered at a
National assembly speaker Baleka Mbete on Sunday said she “regretted” the hostile reception public protector Thuli Madonsela got while presenting her budget to a parliamentary
South Africa is an overtaxed and uncompetitive country that is inching closer to junk status, according to chairman of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse Wayne Duvenage. He was
The ANC has confirmed that its top six officials met on Thursday night to discuss the judgment handed down by the constitutional court earlier that day. “They met yesterday and they will again today,” national spokesman Zizi Kodwa said on
KPMG has terminated its business relationship with the Gupta business empire due to the political storm surrounding the family’s friendship with President Jacob Zuma. KPMG was the auditor for all Gupta-owned and -controlled businesses
If President Jacob Zuma didn’t already have enough on his plate after Thursday’s constitutional court judgment, he has announced he is splitting the department of telecommunications
Public protector Thuli Madonsela revealed on Thursday that she was being investigated by the Hawks. “I would celebrate if the NPA (the National Prosecuting Authority) and the Hawks at least by tonight would send a report that says they
The Guptas, the “spy tape” saga and now the constitutional court’s Nkandla ruling are all blows that President Jacob Zuma is trying to deflect, political expert Daniel Silke said on Thursday. “The nature of the constitutional court judgment, the